Where we at with The Shield?

[Getoffmylawn2]

Even though Sopranos is still the best show of all time to me, The Shield is a close 2nd. Great story, characters, and pretty fucking violent. That final episode was fawkin brutal!

 

[LiberalPussy]

 

[Cptbaldopie]

Shane was such a peice of shit. I loved that show.

 

[AwfulManTitTankTop]

It's a top 5 show for me. The best ending in TV history as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Brooke Shields]

I passed the opportunity as the main character, said i was too masculine

 

[Punished Dan Mullen]

Sorry lem I had to!

 

[Mitch Weaver]

Greatest show ever, above sopranos imo.

 

[ThePepsiColaRapist]

I think the Vic Mackey character is a far more complex and interesting anti-hero than Tony Soprano. At the end of the day, I think Tony was just a narcissistic piece of shit; a big fat Italian baby who only understood his way. Vic could be nasty, cruel and borderline sociopathic, but the means served an end, security for himself, his crew, and his family. Of course, I haven't watched the show in over ten years so my perspective may change upon a second viewing.
All I do know is that actor who played the gay cop is in prison for killing his wife.

 

[Udders]

One of the best shows of all-time. Whenever I rewatch, I never skip a scene. Every bit as good as Sopranos and The Wire.

 

[Raymond]

Got the box set this year and watched a bit of the first season. In one episode, there was a shoot-out at an album release party. Mackey looks at a dead black guy and comments: "Rumble in the jungle."

I'll definitely continue watching someday.

 

[Camel Clutch]

i remember reading an interview with the show runner and he said Vic always moves forward in life and in his mind Vic probably has a new wife and kids and a new set of best friends by now. So working an office job probably isn't the terrible fate for him that some people seemed to think.

 

[Camel Clutch]

All I do know is that actor who played the gay cop is in prison for killing his wife.

i remember he called the cops on himself after he killed her because their kids were in the house. he also shot her in the legs because she was a track and field athlete. fawking brutal.

 

[PogromStallone]

I don't know if I'd say it's the best show ever but it's up there. It does have the greatest finale and some of the greatest characters to be on television.

 

[JoshFromMichigan]

Greatest finale of all time. Excellent show.

 

[guest]

Best show imo, prefer it to Sopranos. Like the LA setting and how everything goes downhill from the first episode.

 

[alkiefuck2]

what would you have done?

 

[TheGhostOfAbeVigoda]

I passed the opportunity as the main character, said i was too masculine

They said I was two feet too tall

 

[UnPRePared]

It's a hard watch for me because it's very dark, and brooooddddiiiinnnggggg.

But it's a really well written show. Most series like this limp to the last season, but that last year was really intense, and seeing Vic lose EVERYTHING at the end - and learn NOTHING - must've been a very "whoa" moment when it aired (I saw this years after, mind you). It's very rare when you see the main character have his whole life fall apart to end a series, moreso back then than now.

At least Ryan didn't puss out in the finale like Chase did. "Don't Stop Believing" indeed.

 

[CuntFucker]

Greatest show ever, above sopranos imo.

Thinks the shield is the greatest show ever & loves wrestling... I bet you get loads of pussy, champ....

 

[guest]

It's a top 5 show for me. The best ending in TV history as far as I'm concerned.

Agreed. The whole last season is amazing and paid off everything especially if you watched from the beginning.